| A | B |
|---|
| Gilded Age | era after reconstruction (1877-1900) |
| Mark Twain | coined term "Gilded Age" meaning thin layer of gild over cheap base |
| Gilded Age 2 | critical examination of politics and corruption in US diring 19th Century |
| Laissez-faire | doctrine against govt interference in economic affairs |
| Laissez-faire real meaning | govt kept hand off business issues |
| Republicans | controlled NY, New Eng and upper midwest |
| Republicans 2 | favored tight money backed by gold |
| Republicans 3 | high tariffs; aid to RR; restrict immigration |
| Republicans 4 | enforce blue laws w/prohibited things on Sunday like drinking |
| Democrats 1 | favored free silver; opposed blue laws |
| Democrats 2 | attracted less privileged, urban immigrants, laborers, southern planters, and western farmers |
| Grant Administration dates | 1869 to 1877 |
| Gould-Fisk gold scheme | tried cornering the gold market; control gold price |
| Gould-Fisk gold scheme 2 | accomplished this by telling Grant don't circulate gold |
| Stockholders Union Pacific | created company called Credit Mobillier; sold and gave shares to congressmen |
| Stockholders Union Pacific 2 | Congressmen in turn passed laws for money |
